Written by ​Brenda Samis​​While on our annual visitation to the India/Burma border this year a young Mom was rushed into the Medical Mercy Canada Clinic on the India/Burma border with a potential miscarriage occurring. Brought in by taxi with family members her husband carries her into the Clinic. Our team quickly pointed her in the direction of the treatment room. She is attended to by Dr. Zauva. Unfortunately she is having a miscarriage. Dr. Zauva provides her with the necessary medical care to ensure her safety and is not in immediate danger. The following pictures show her being attended to by our nursing team to enhance her recovery. This little blog and series of pictures amplify the value of our Medical Centers along the India/Burma border. Without the Clinics these desperately poor people would have to attend to these emergencies in their own homes without the aid of any professionally trained medical staff. Our Clinics provide the environment for these patients to be properly cared for and potentially save lives.

Woman being carried into clinic

Painful contractions is causing her to suffer

​MMC’s Medical Clinics along the India/Burma border operate much like a walk-in clinic here in Canada. They treat patients for everything from miscarriages like this lady to malaria, burns, broken limbs, diabetes, colds, and the hundreds of other ailments that we all have. Without our free clinics many of these people would not receive the medical care that they require to lead healthy productive lives.Medical Mercy Canada has been working with displaced Chin people fleeing the severe oppression of the Military Government in Burma since 2002. In 2005 a permanent Clinic was established in Zokhawthar along the India/Burma border and in 2006 a permanent Clinic established in nearby Champhai. Year round free medical, medicines, and health aid has been provided in these two communities since those dates. The budget for the Burma/India Project is currently $35,000 Canadian. We are able to provide medical care to over 13,000 patients a year; all free of charge including any medicine required to bring the patient back to full health. Think about it, that is treating patients for under $3Cdn/patient. The bang for the buck is incredible in these destitute and under-privileged areas. We are in desperate need of funds to keep this clinic operational and continue to provide aid to these incredibly poor people. Please consider donating to this very worthwhile cause.

MMC’s Medical Clinics along the India/Burma border operate much like a walk-in clinic here in Canada. They treat patients for everything from miscarriages like this lady to malaria, burns, broken limbs, diabetes, colds, and the hundreds of other ailments that we all have. Without our free clinics many of these people would not receive the medical care that they require to lead healthy productive lives.Medical Mercy Canada has been working with displaced Chin people fleeing the severe oppression of the Military Government in Burma since 2002. In 2005 a permanent Clinic was established in Zokhawthar along the India/Burma border and in 2006 a permanent Clinic established in nearby Champhai. Year round free medical, medicines, and health aid has been provided in these two communities since those dates. The budget for the Burma/India Project is currently $35,000 Canadian. We are able to provide medical care to over 13,000 patients a year; all free of charge including any medicine required to bring the patient back to full health. Think about it, that is treating patients for under $3 CAD per patient. The bang for the buck is incredible in these destitute and under-privileged areas. We are in desperate need of funds to keep this clinic operational and continue to provide aid to these incredibly poor people. Please consider donating to this very worthwhile cause.

This year Medical Mercy Canada has been asked to help a small medical clinic in the village of Posiagva, Ukraine. The small medical clinic in this village of under 500 people has helped diabetics by providing monitoring strips and glucometers as well as providing medical aid to the elderly. The clinic gets cold in the winter as all 8 windows and 2 doors need replacing.

A 6 year old Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center houses up to 15 men at a time, with the people staying there at least 6 months or longer. All of the patients in the program so far have not returned to alcohol. Part of their recovery programs learning new trades and helping the community with different projects. Patients in the program are able to help with repairs for the medical clinic.The director of this center is wanting the patients to have the opportunity to help with repairs to the medical clinic What a great opportunity for Medical Mercy Canada to work along this center to improve their community.

Hoscha Hospital update: ​After leaving money for the Hoscha Hospital with the annual Medical Mercy Canada visit in May this spring, the staff of this hospital were able to go out and purchase all the monitors and computers they needed for their newly renovated Intensive Care Unit. They were able to do this purchase this with the funds MMC was able to leave this year along with help from several other sponsors. They were able to finish the rest of the renovations to the hospital, put in all the monitors and computors this summer and have the official opening of this renovated department of intensive care.They say thank you to MMC and all the people who support this program.

About UsMedical Mercy Canada Society is a non-religious, non-partisan registered Canadian volunteer organization which provides support to impoverished persons and refugees along the Burmese borders, Nepal and Ukraine.

Our Mission: Improving the quality of life in impoverished areas through humanitarian projects with local participation.

Our Vision: Healthy communities created by caring for and sharing with those in need.